1I'm so bored!" Clare said as she and Eli were watching tv in her living room.
"Well what do you propose we do?" Eli asked, his eyes never leaving the screen,
"I don't know. It's freaking hot in here though." Clare fanned herself with the magazine on the coffee table.
"I'm sorry. I'll leave." Eli got up from the couch. He grinned as Clare smacked his arm playfully.
"Want to go to the lake or something?" Clare really didn't care, as long as she got cooled off. It was 108 outside. The AC just wasn't cutting it. In Toronto, summers were pure hell.
"Sure. Lets go. Do you plan on getting in the water? Grab a swimsuit if you do. I'll just wear my shorts." Even Eli couldn't wear his signature skinny jeans in the summer.
"You'd like that wouldn't you." Clare raised an eyebrow.
"You know it." Even though they weren't a technical couple yet, they both wished for more, though neither of them could get enough courage to tell the other their feelings.
Eli waited as Clare gathered her swimsuit and sunscreen. The two hopped into Morty and arrived at a random lake that was unoccupied. Clare took off her dress only to reveal a revealing pink bikini. Eli was lost for words. He just stared. He soon realized what he was doing and looked away, hoping Clare didn't notice him. Eli took off his black t-shirt, showing off a 6-pack, in which Clare never realized he had, because he was always hiding it. Clare smiled and bit her lip as she saw him. Unfortunately for her, Eli noticed her staring.
"Like what you see, cupcake?" Eli gestured to his body.
"No. And do not call me that, Elijah." Clare turned around and grinned to herself.
Eli hopped into the lake. Clare just walked up to the shore and raised her eyebrows.
"Come in, Clare. It isn't cold. It actually feels really refreshing, in this heat." Eli went under the murky water.
Clare bit her lip and debated if she should get in. She never realized how dirty the water was. She wasn't concerned about what could be in the water, but what could happen if one of them went under and couldn't get back up, and the other one couldn't find them. She decided that you only live once, and she jumped in.
"Ah! You dirty little liar! It is freezing!" Clare grabbed her shoulders and shivered. Eli came up behind her and grabbed her in his embrace.
"You'll get used to it, Clare-bear." Clare wiggled free from his grasp.
Eli got out of the water and climbed up a tall tree. Clare already knew what was going to happen. He was going to jump.
"Eli! Don't you dare even think about jumping! This water is way to shallow! It barely comes up to my shoulders! You could become paralyzed, or even get yourself killed!" Clare shouted. Eli shook his head.
"Naw, Clare. I'll be fine." With that being said, he dove.
Clare waited from him to come up. Ten seconds passed, and still no Eli.
"Eli, this isn't funny. Where are you?" Eli was no where to be seen.
"Eli! Quit messing around! I'm serious!" Clare said, obviously worried. She looked around the lake, which was really more of a pond with tall bushy trees around it, and saw a lifeless body floating, face down, at the other end.
"Oh my god! Eli!" Clare screamed, bloody murder. She swam at 200 miles per hour and reached the body. She flipped it over and it was indeed, Eli.
"Eli!" Clare wailed. "Oh my gosh! What have I done!" Clare pulled Eli's limp body to shore. She flipped him over and was about to give him mouth to mouth, but then she had a thought.
Gee, what a romantic way to share a first kiss, possibly giving mouth to mouth with your best friends maybe dead body...
Clare leaned down to Eli's mouth, when Eli's eyes shot open, he burst out laughing
"Claaaaaare! You should have seen your face! 'Oh my god! What have I done!'" he mocked Clare and brushed his bangs out of his eyes.
Clare looked at him with a blank expression on her face. She narrowed her eyes and slapped im. Hard. Across the face. Hard.
"You idiot! How could you? You had me thinking you were dead! You inconsiderate bastard!" Clare sobbed.
Eli mouth was wide open. He frowned, then hugged Clare.
"Clare. I'm sorry! I didn't know you were going to take it that seriously. It was a joke. A prank. That's it." Eli let go of Clare and wiped her tears with his thumb.
"I thought you drowned, Eli," Clare managed to choke out, in a whisper. "It wasn't funny."
"I know, I know." Eli looked at Clare, and leaned in. Their lips met and they shared a kiss for a few seconds. They both simultaneously pulled away and Eli smiled. Clare sniffled.
They got up and Clare gathered her bag.
I am so gonna get him back.